Dogs and owners get a chance to run the Flying Pig a day before the race. Dogs ages six months and older can run at 1:30 pm on Saturday, May 2, 2015.

Dogs and owners get a chance to run the Flying Pig a day before the race. Dogs ages six months and older can run at 1:30 pm on Saturday, May 2, 2015.

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Updated: 10:36 AM EDT Apr 26, 2015

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WEBVTT COUPLE OF DRY ENJOYABLE DAYSSATURDAY AND INTO NEXT WEEKENDWHERE EARLY MAY WE TOP OUT AT75.JONATHAN: THANKYOU, JENNIFER.WE ARE LOOKING AHEAD TO THEFLYING PIG MARATHON, AT THISTIME NEXT WEEK THE FIRST RUNNERSWILL BE CROSSING THE FINISHLINE, HOW ABOUT THAT?DOG OWNERS WILL BE GOING ONEDATE -- ONE HOUR EARLY.JOINING ME AGAIN TO TALK ABOUTIT IS BILLY MENDOZA.THIS IS README THE LONG-HAIREDSHEPHERD?THIS IS NOT AN OPTION'S SEGMENT,THIS IS HER DOG, A VERY PRETTYDOG.WILL SHE BE RUNNING?SHE IS, THIS IS HER SECONDYEAR RUNNING.TALK ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE FORA DOG OWNER AND FOR THE DOG.IT IS FANTASTIC.AS YOU CAN SEE, SHE NEEDS ALITTLE BIT MORE EXERCISE.IT IS A FANTASTIC EXPERIENCE.A WAY FOR YOU TO BOND WITH YOURDOG, YOUR PET, GET OUT AND DO ANEVENT TOGETHER.JONATHAN: HERE'S SOMEVIDEO FROMLAST YEAR.THESE DOGS HAPPEN TO BE OUTTHERE TOGETHER?JONATHAN:-- IF YOUR DOG ISNOT COMFORTABLE IN LARGE CROWDSOR AS AGGRESSIVE IN ANY WAY, IWOULD NOT SUGGEST TAKING THEM TOAN EVENT LIKE THIS.IT'S LOUD, EXCITABLE, A LOT OFPEOPLE AND OTHER DOGS, THEY HAVETO BE GOOD IN A CROWD AND THEYHAVE TO OF COURSE BE OLD ENOUGH.SIX MONTHS OLD.USUALLY WITH ALL OF THEIRVACCINATIONS BY THEN.THEIR FIRST ROUND IS HEALTHY FORTHEM.JONATHAN:IS THERE COMPETITIONAMONG THE DOGS TO SEE WHO CANFINISH FIRST?AND AMONG THE PEOPLE.[LAUGHTER]JONATHAN: TREATS ON THE COURSE?YES, AT THE FINISH LINE THEHUMANS AND THE DOGS GET TREATS.EVERY HUMAN REGISTRANT GETS ACOMMEMORATIVE T-SHIRT, A MYLARBLANKET, A VIRTUAL GOODIE BAG.AND THE DOGS ALL GET A BANDANNA.THE FINISHERS ALL GET A MEDAL.JONATHAN:FANTASTIC.ANYTHING ELSE YOU CAN SAY TOENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO TAKE PART?MAKESURE THAT YOUR DOG ISHEALTHY ENOUGH TO RUN.IT IS EXPECTED TO BE WARM NEXTWEEK END.JONATHAN: HE MIGHT HATE THATLITTLE BIT.[LAUGHTER]IT IS A LITTLE WARM AT THATTIME.THEY ARE PLANNING WATER STOPSOUT THERE FOR THE DOGS AND THEPEOPLE.JUST MAKE SURE THAT YOUR DOG ISHEALTHY ENOUGH, NOT A SENIORDOGMA CANNOT HANDLE THE HEATGREAT WELL.MAKE SURE THAT THEY JONATHAN:HAVE DONE AT LEAST TWO MILES.JONATHAN:THAT -- JONATHAN:THATIS THE DISTANCE WE ARE ABOUT,TWO MILES?THEY GIVE ARE COMING TO TALK TOUS ABOUT THE EVENT.REGISTRATION IS STILL OPEN, WEHAVE A LINK ON THE WEBSITE, GOTO THE ON TV TAB ON THE WEBSITE,CLICK ON AS SEEN ON.AS ALWAYS WE WILL AIR THE FLYINGPIG MARATHON LIVE ON MAY 3.THE MORNING TEAM WILL BE AT THESTART OF THE RACE, MIKE ANDKEVIN AT THE FINISH, WE WILL

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Dogs and owners get a chance to run the Flying Pig a day before the race. Dogs ages six months and older can run at 1:30 pm on Saturday, May 2, 2015.